Arsenal vs Tottenham LIVE: Pre-season friendly result, latest updates and reaction after Viktor Gyokeres debut

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·31 de julio de 2025

Arsenal vs Tottenham LIVE: Pre-season friendly result, latest updates and reaction after Viktor Gyokeres debut

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Arsenal vs Tottenham LIVE

Arsenal suffered their first loss of pre-season as they fell to a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham in Hong Kong. Pape Sarr scored the only goal of the afternoon shortly before halftime as he latched onto a loose ball on halfway and spotted David Raya well off his line, hitting a smartly executed lob to bag the eventual winner. The Gunners enjoyed the majority of possession on the day, but struggled to create and finish their chances.

Viktor Gyokeres came on in the 77th minute to make a hotly anticipated debut just five days after signing, but struggled to influence proceedings as Arsenal desperately searched for an equaliser. Expectations are understandably high after the Gunners spent £63.5m to secure his services from Sporting CP, and the red-shirted fans at the Kai Tak Stadium seemed happy enough just to see him appear, cheering full-throatedly whenever he touched the ball.

Cristian Mosquera also entered the fray to make a late debut, but was left with little to do as the Gunners attacked. Max Dowman was spectacular off the bench again and has made himself difficult for Mikel Arteta to ignore as he looks to finalise his plans ahead of the new Premier League campaign.